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Hassan is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, his family settles in a quaint village in the south of France. They plan to open an Indian restaurant, that is, until Madame Mallory, the owner of a classical French restaurant, gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant so near her own escalate to all out war; until Hassan's cooking talent and love for Mme. Mallory's assistant, Marguerite cannot be ignored.Read more...

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Video recordings for people with visual disabilitiesFilms for people with visual disabilitiesFilms for the hearing impairedRomantic comedy filmsFeature filmsVideo recordings for the hearing impairedFiction filmsDrama

English or Spanish dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing; video described.

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Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.Special features: The producers sit down to discuss their first collaboration in 30 years; The recipe, the ingredients, the journey; on set with Oprah Winfrey; Coconut chicken - see how this beautiful, Indian dish is made.Based on the novel by Richard C. Morais.

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Hassan is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, his family settles in a quaint village in the south of France. They plan to open an Indian restaurant, that is, until Madame Mallory, the owner of a classical French restaurant, gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant so near her own escalate to all out war; until Hassan's cooking talent and love for Mme. Mallory's assistant, Marguerite cannot be ignored.